toilet in kitchen

Just bought a house and toilet is under the stairs access through kitchen. Not able to move door. I don't like the thought of toilet in kitchen but hubby does. What's people's opinion?? Should i keep or block off?

My sister in the US had a loo directly off her (large) kitchen. Never seemed to be a problem, but you might have to ban to upstairs loos the sort of blokes who enjoy asserting their territory by making vile stinks they like to waft out after them, and won't use air fresheners. At least for poo purposes.

You can't enforce no poo in the downstairs loo on your guests unless you plan to discuss their needs before they go - I have probable IBS, so often need to go with little warning. I'm not embarrassed to discuss bowel habits when appropriate, but even I'd balk at asking a guest to declare their need by saying 'only go downstairs if you need a wee'.

How big is the kitchen? Is it somewhere you'd hang around? Because, again, many people (not me!) would be embarrassed to come straight out of the loo into a social gathering. Off the hall is definitely preferable if it's possible.

We spent a lot of time discussing loo location possibilities when we bought our house!

Yes well my rule is for household members only, but wouldn't enforce it on visitors It's not really usual to have a poo in someone else's downstairs loo (unless of course you don't think you'll make it upstairs in time) though is it so I don't think that's a problem that would come up much.

Wwhy don't you try not using it for a month before you make any decisions? Decide if you miss a downstairs loo. I think a lot will depend on the age if any dc and also if youbare happy for visitors to go upstairs

God I'd hate it. We spend lots of time in the kitchen as family or entertaining and I'd hate to be sat there with a glass of wine listening to a guest (or even H or children) having a wee. I'd also be mortified to have to have a wee in a toilet with the host / hostess on the other side of the door listening!!